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Fan Chen
Reporter, China
Fan Chen joined the Post in 2024. She has reported in Cambodia, Nepal, and the Czech Republic. Her work appears in Reuters, Newsweek, and Southern People Weekly. She holds two journalism degrees from Columbia Journalism School and New York University.
Fan Chen joined the Post in 2024. She has reported in Cambodia, Nepal, and the Czech Republic. Her work appears in Reuters, Newsweek, and Southern People Weekly. She holds two journalism degrees from Columbia Journalism School and New York University.
Areas of Expertise:
China, PhotographyLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Several clocks are ticking for the American president as he looks for a way out of the deadlock, observers suggest.
Speculation has been circulating that Washington’s aim is to force Beijing to put pressure on Tehran to strike a peace deal.
Washington’s mining ambitions may be complicated by the erosion of industrial know-how and a weak education pipeline, experts say.
US president’s move forces China into political dilemma and could create a flashpoint ahead of his meeting with Chinese leader, analysts say.
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US sends destroyers for mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and US hold high-stakes talks in Pakistan.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will lead first direct talks since Operation Epic Fury began.
Much of what happens next may depend on ‘wild card’ Israel, observers say.
As the two sides prepare to meet in person in Pakistan, analysts identify American leader’s miscalculations leading to weaker footing.
Comments from Iranian envoy to Beijing come hours after Trump’s two-week suspension of bombing campaign.
Europe is likely to stay neutral in the Iran war and could even benefit if America fares poorly in its military campaign, analyst says.
Beijing takes a stand at the United Nations at the closure of shipping lanes.
With no truce in sight, American forces might be preparing for a short, sharp option, analysts say.
With Houthi rebels entering the fray, the next maritime choke point at risk could be the Bab el-Mandeb.
Talks between Washington and Tehran must involve nuclear concessions and a regional ceasefire, Middle East expert says.
US president claims Tehran offered an ‘oil and gas related’ gift and that it was a sign talks are happening with ‘the right people’.
Islamic Republic’s government is expected to prove resilient despite attacks that have targeted many of its top leaders.
Prosecutors formally charge ‘CEO monk’ Shi Yongxin four months after his arrest following financial and sexual scandals.
Conflict has also hit global fertiliser supplies, prompting Manila to seek assurances that Beijing would continue exports.
Citing Iran, US president pushes back highly anticipated summit at least ‘five or six weeks’ while top diplomat Wang Yi indicates ceasefire efforts.
Pledge from Foreign Minister Wang Yi at most-watched press briefing comes as global volatility tests supply chains and regional influence.
The agreement ‘cannot be successfully negotiated’ while rival claimant Philippines holds Asean chair, Chinese analyst Wu Shicun says.
Beijing’s top diplomat says issue should not be ‘exploited to adorn democracy’ or to ‘whitewash hegemony’ as he advocates for Global South.
Some 450 regional studies centres have been set up across more than 180 institutions nationwide since Ministry of Education launched project.
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the ex-president of Iceland, also says it’s ‘important not to use scaremongering to justify major policy changes’.
Smaller players ‘become pawns’ in a bigger geopolitical game as ‘strategic mistrust among major powers’ grows, Asean leaders say in Munich.
Back-to-back speeches appear to continue relative thaw in run-up to Trump’s expected China trip but sharp swipes are also traded.
At Munich Security Conference, Chinese foreign minister also accuses Japan of ‘angry ambitions for the invasion and colonisation of Taiwan’.
In their second in-person encounter, the two top diplomats hold ‘positive and constructive’ talks.
Analysts say they expect ‘exceptionally intense’ strategic manoeuvring on Taipei when US president and Xi Jinping meet in April.
